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Published: 01/2012

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Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber to 2015 - Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry Trends

US demand for wood-plastic composite and plastic lumber is projected to advance 13.2 percent annually to $5.4 billion in 2015. Decking will remain the largest application and grow the fastest, followed by the molding and trim and windows and doors segments. Wood-plastic composite lumber will outpace plastic types.

This study analyzes the $2.9 billion US wood-plastic composite and plastic lumber industry. It presents historical demand data for 2000, 2005 and 2010, and forecasts for 2015 and 2020 by material (e.g., cellulosic, polyethylene, PVC), application (e.g., decking, molding and trim, fencing, landscaping and outdoor products, windows and doors) and market (residential, nonresidential, nonbuilding).

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 41 industry players, including Trex, Royal Building Products and Tapco Group.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		INTRODUCTION	                                                    xiii

	I.	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY						       1

	II.	MARKET ENVIRONMENT						       4
		General								       4
		Macroeconomic Overview						       5
		Consumer Trends							       9
		   Personal Income & Expenditures				       9
		   Consumer Financing						      11
		Demographic Outlook						      15
		Construction Outlook						      19
		   Building Construction					      23
		      Residential Buildings					      25
			Housing Completions					      28
			Housing Stock						      33
			Improvements & Repairs					      37
		      Nonresidential Buildings					      38
			New							      39
			Nonresidential Building Stock				      42
			Improvements & Repairs					      44
		   Nonbuilding Construction					      45
		      Construction Expenditures					      46
		      Nonbuilding Construction Stock				      47
		Pricing								      48
		Environmental Issues						      50
		Regulations & Standards						      54
		   Building Codes						      54
		   Materials Standards						      55
		   Treated Lumber						      56
		Foreign Trade							      57
		World Market							      58
		   North America						      59
		   Western Europe						      60
		   Asia/Pacific							      61
		   Other Regions						      62

	III.	MATERIALS							      64
		General								      64
		Material Demand							      65
		Wood-Plastic Composite Lumber					      67
		   Material Characteristics					      68
		   Cellulosic Materials						      69
		   Plastic Resins						      71
		      Polyethylene						      72
		      PVC							      74
		      Other Resins						      75
		   Additives & Modifiers					      77
		Plastic Lumber							      78
		   Material Characteristics					      80
		   PVC								      80
		      Material Characteristics					      81
		      Characteristics by Application				      82
		   Polyethylene							      83
		      Material Characteristics					      84
		      Characteristics by Application				      85
		   Other							      86

	IV.	APPLICATIONS							      88
		General								      88
		Decking								      92
		   Decking Sales Outlook					      93
		   Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Decking			      97
		      Wood-Plastic Composite Decking				      98
			Demand by Function					     101
			Demand by Market					     102
			Demand by Material Type				    	     104
			Product Characteristics				     	     105
			Product Development					     108
			Suppliers						     109
		      Plastic Decking						     113
			Demand by Function					     114
			Demand by Market					     115
			Demand by Material Type				             116
			Suppliers						     123
		Molding & Trim							     127
		   Molding & Trim Sales Outlook					     127
		   Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Molding & Trim		     131
		      Wood-Plastic Composite Molding & Trim			     133
			Demand by Market					     135
			Product Characteristics				             136
		      Plastic Molding & Trim					     137
			Demand by Market					     138
			Product Characteristics				             139
			Resins							     140
		      Suppliers							     143
		Fencing								     147
		   Fencing Sales Outlook					     148
		   Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Fencing			     150
		      Wood-Plastic Composite Fencing				     154
		      PVC Fencing						     155
		      HDPE & Other Plastic Fencing				     158
		   Suppliers							     158
		Landscaping & Outdoor Products					     161
		   Landscaping & Outdoor Products Sales Outlook			     162
		   Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Landscaping & Outdoor 
		      Products Demand						     165
		      Demand by Product Type					     166
			Outdoor Structures					     167
			Playground Equipment					     169
			Edging & Walkways					     170
			Site & Leisure Furniture				     171
			Pots & Planters					             172
			Other Products						     172
		      Demand by Material & Market				     172
			Demand by Material					     173
			Demand by Market					     174
		      Suppliers							     176

		Windows & Doors							     177
		   Window & Door Sales Outlook					     178
		   Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Windows & Doors		     181
		      Demand by Material					     182
		      Demand by Market						     183
		      Product Characteristics					     184
		      Suppliers							     185
		Other								     188
		   Demand by Market						     189
		   Demand by Application					     190
		   Suppliers							     193

	V.	MARKETS								     194
		General								     194
		Residential Buildings						     197
		   New								     199
		      Demand by Material					     200
		      Demand by Application					     201
		   Improvement & Repair						     202
		      Demand by Material					     203
		      Demand by Application					     204
		   Demand by Application					     205
		   Demand by Housing Type					     208
		      Single-Family						     210
		      Multifamily						     212
		      Manufactured Housing					     214
		Nonresidential Buildings					     216
		   New								     218
		      Demand by Material					     220
		      Demand by Application					     220
		   Improvement & Repair						     221
		      Demand by Material					     222
		      Demand by Application					     223
		   Demand by Application					     224
		Nonbuilding Construction					     226
		   New								     228
		      Demand by Material					     229
		      Demand by Application					     230
		   Improvement & Repair						     231
		      Demand by Material					     232
		      Demand by Application					     233
		   Demand by Application					     234
		Agricultural							     235
		   Demand by Material						     237
		   Demand by Market						     238

	VI.	REGIONS								     240
		General								     240
		Regional Demographic & Economic Activity			     241
		   Population Patterns						     242
		   Economic Outlook						     244
		   Construction Activity					     247
		   Housing Trends						     249
		Regional Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand		     251
		   Northeast							     255
		      New England						     257
		      Middle Atlantic						     258
		   Midwest							     259
		      East North Central					     263
		      West North Central					     264
		   South							     264
		      South Atlantic						     268
		      East South Central					     269
		      West South Central					     270
		   West								     271
		      Mountain							     275
		      Pacific							     277

	VII.	INDUSTRY STRUCTURE						     279
		General								     279
		Industry Structure						     280
		Market Share							     284
		Manufacturing							     289
		   Extrusion							     289
		   Injection Molding						     290
		   Equipment							     291
		   Developments							     292
		Product Development						     293
		Competitive Strategies						     296
		Marketing							     297
		Distribution							     300
		Mergers & Acquisitions						     301
		Cooperative Agreements						     303
		Company Profiles						     309
		   ACT Composite Timbers Incorporated				     310
		   Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies
		      Incorporated						     311
		   Alside, see Associated Materials
		   American Vinyl Concepts Incorporated				     313
		   Andersen Corporation						     315
		   Associated Materials LLC					     317
		   Atrium Companies Incorporated				     320
		   AVCON, see American Vinyl Concepts
		   Axion International Holdings Incorporated			     322
		   AZEK Building Products, see CPG International
		   Barrette							     324
		   Bedford Technology LLC					     326
		   Bright Idea Shops LLC					     328
		   Building Materials Corporation of America			     329
		   Cascades Incorporated					     331
		   CertainTeed, see Saint-Gobain
		   Correct Building Products,
		      see Building Materials Corporation of America
		   CPG International Incorporated				     333
		   Crane Group							     337
		   Crane Plastics Siding, see Georgia Gulf
		   Endura Products Incorporated					     340
		   Euramax Holdings Incorporated				     342
		   Exterior Portfolio by Crane, see Georgia Gulf
		   Exterior Profiles Corporation				     343
		   Fiber Composites, see Fiberon
		   Fiberon LLC							     344
		   Fortune Brands Home & Security Incorporated			     349
		   Fypon, see Fortune Brands Home & Security
		   GAF Materials, 
		      see Building Materials Corporation of America
		   Genova Products Incorporated					     351
		   Gentek Building Products, see Associated Materials
		   Georgia Gulf Corporation					     353
		   Gracious Living Corporation					     357
		   Green Bay Decking LLC					     358
		   HB&G Building Products Incorporated				     360
		   Headwaters Incorporated					     362
		   Inteplast Group Limited					     365
		   LB Plastics Incorporated					     366
		   Liberty Diversified Industries Incorporated			     368
		   Louisiana-Pacific Corporation				     369
		   Master Mark Plastics						     370
		   Mikron Industries, see Quanex Building Products
		   N.E.W. Plastics Corporation					     372
		   Plastic Lumber, see Bright Idea Shops
		   Ply Gem Holdings Incorporated				     374
		   Quanex Building Products Corporation				     378
		   Renew Plastics, see N.E.W. Plastics
		   Royal Building Products, see Georgia Gulf
		   Saint-Gobain							     380
		   Strandex Corporation						     383
		   TAMKO Building Products Incorporated				     384
		   Tapco Group, see Headwaters
		   Tech-Wood USA LLC						     386
		   TimberTech, see Crane Group
		   Trex Company Incorporated					     387
		   Universal Forest Products Incorporated			     391
		   VEKA AG							     394
		   Westech Building Products, see Westlake Chemical
		   Westlake Chemical Corporation				     397
		Additional Companies Mentioned in Study				     399

				      LIST OF TABLES

    TABLE NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	Macroeconomic Indicators					       8
	2	Personal Consumption Expenditures				      11
	3	Consumer Financing Environment, 2000-2010			      14
	4	Population & Households						      19
	5	Construction Expenditures					      22
	6	Building Construction Expenditures				      25
	7	Residential Building Construction Expenditures			      28
	8	New Housing Indicators						      33
	9	Housing Stock by Type						      36
	10	Residential Improvement & Repair Expenditures			      38
	11	Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures		      41
	12	Nonresidential Building Stock					      44
	13	Nonresidential Building Improvement & Repair Expenditures	      45
	14	Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures				      47
	15	Nonbuilding Construction Stock					      48

		SECTION III -- MATERIALS
	1	Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand
		   by Product & Material					      66
	2	Wood-Plastic Composite Lumber Demand				      67
	3	Plastic Lumber Demand by Resin Type				      79

		SECTION IV -- APPLICATIONS
	1	Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand
		   by Application & Material					      91
	2	Decking Demand							      96
	3	Decking Demand for Wood-Plastic Composite
		   & Plastic Lumber						      98
	4	Wood-Plastic Composite Decking Demand
		   by Function & Market						     101
	5	Wood-Plastic Composite Decking Demand by Material Type		     105
	6	Plastic Decking Demand by Function & Market			     114
	7	Plastic Decking Demand by Material Type				     117
	8	Molding & Trim Demand						     131
	9	Molding & Trim Demand for Wood-Plastic Composite
		   & Plastic Lumber By Material & Market			     133
	10	Molding & Trim Demand for Wood-Plastic Composite
		   Lumber by Market						     135
	11	Molding & Trim Demand for Plastic Lumber by Market		     138
	12	Fencing Demand							     150
	13	Fencing Demand for Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic
		   Lumber by Material & Market					     154
	14	Landscaping & Outdoor Products Demand				     165
	15	Landscaping & Outdoor Products Demand
		   for Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber			     167
	16	Landscaping & Outdoor Products Demand
		   for Composite & Plastic Lumber by Material & Market		     173
	17	Window & Door Demand						     181
	18	Window & Door Demand for Wood-Plastic Composite
		   & Plastic Lumber by Material & Market		             182
	19	Other Applications Demand for Wood-Plastic Composite 
		   & Plastic Lumber						     189

		SECTION V -- MARKETS
	1	Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand
		   by Market							     196
	2	Residential Building Market for Wood-Plastic Composite
		   & Plastic Lumber						     199
	3	New Residential Building Market for Wood-Plastic Composite
		   & Plastic Lumber						     200
	4	Residential Improvement & Repair Market
		   for Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber			     203
	5	Residential Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
		   Demand by Application					     207
	6	Residential Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
		   Demand by Housing Type					     209
	7	Single-Family Housing Market for Wood-Plastic Composite
		   & Plastic Lumber	212

	8	Multifamily Housing Market  for Wood-Plastic Composite
		   & Plastic Lumber						     214
	9	Manufactured Housing Market for Wood-Plastic Composite
		   & Plastic Lumber						     216
	10	Nonresidential Building Construction Market
		   for Wood-Plastic Composite & Composite Lumber		     218
	11	New Nonresidential Building Market
		   for Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber			     219
	12	Nonresidential Building Construction Improvement & Repair 
			Market for Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber	     222
	13	Nonresidential Building Construction Wood-Plastic Composite
		   & Plastic Lumber Demand by Application			     225
	14	Nonbuilding Construction Market
		   for Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber			     227
	15	New Nonbuilding Construction Market
		   for Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber			     229
	16	Nonbuilding Construction Improvement & Repair Market
		   for Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber			     232
	17	Nonbuilding Construction Wood-Plastic Composite
		   & Plastic Lumber Demand by Application			     235
	18	Agricultural Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
		   Demand by Material & Market					     237

		SECTION VI -- REGIONS
	1	Population by Region						     244
	2	Gross Domestic Product by Region				     246
	3	Construction Expenditures by Region				     248
	4	Regional Housing Indicators					     251
	5	Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Region	     254
	6	Northeast Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
		   Demand by Subregion & Application				     257
	7	Midwest Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
		   Demand by Subregion & Application				     262
	8	South Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
		   Demand by Subregion & Application				     267
	9	West Demand for Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
		    by Subregion & Application					     275

		SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber Sales
		   for Selected Companies, 2010					     282
	2	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     303
	3	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     305

 
				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	Year of Construction of Housing Stock, 2010			      36
	2	World Composite & Plastic Lumber Demand by Region, 2010		      59

		SECTION III -- MATERIALS
	1	Plastic Lumber Demand by Resin Type, 2010			      79

		SECTION IV -- APPLICATIONS
	1	Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
		   Demand by Application, 2010					      92
	2	Wood-Plastic Composite Lumber Decking
		   Market Share, 2010						     110
	3	Plastic Lumber Decking Market Share, 2010			     124
	4	Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
		   Molding & Trim Market Share, 2010				     144
	5	Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
		   Fencing Demand Market Share, 2010				     159
	6	Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
		   Windows & Doors Market Share, 2010				     186

		SECTION V -- MARKETS
	1	Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
		   Demand by Market, 2010					     196
	2	Residential Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
		   Demand by Application, 2010					     208
	3	Nonresidential Building Construction  Wood-Plastic Composite
		   & Plastic Lumber  Demand by Application, 2010		     226

		SECTION VI -- REGIONS
	1	Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
		   Demand by Region, 2010					     254

		SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	Wood-Plastic Composite & Plastic Lumber
		   Market Share, 2010						     285